> After reaching an understanding that 5 + 8 really is 13,> it's highly valuable to memorize it so that the stimulus "5 + 8" evokes> the instant response "13".>> But I doubt whether Herman will ever agree with that.

It seems unlikely. He must have had a really hard timein early grade school. He's one of those educators,(as a colleague of mine mourned), who is quite happythat the kids know that 3 apples costing 8 cents eachcosts the same as 8 apples costing 3 cents each, butthey don't know how much it costs!